NextGen Summit 2024: Future of Petrochemicals

Udeep Agarwal, Principal, Kearney; Dr. Partha P. Maitra, President - Strategy & Initiatives, Reliance Industries Ltd.; P. V. Ravitej, Executive Director, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. and Bimlesh Gupta, CGM - Technical Services, Numaligarh Refinery Ltd.

Interviews

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Expanding Home and Personal Care (HPC) portfolio to drive growth: Vishal Sharma, Executive Director & CEO, Godrej Industries (Chemicals)

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Offering diverse and quality beauty care products: Pooja Dubey, Business Development Specialist - Personal & Health Care, CALDIC

Accelerati

Accelerating growth by expanding product portfolio and digital capabilities in India: Vishal Jawale, Managing Director - India & Regional Director - South Asia, Caldic India

People

Fineotex appoints Chetan Shah as Independent Director

Fineotex appoints Chetan Shah as Independent Director

Bachem appoints Hans Van Hees as COO

Bachem appoints Hans Van Hees as COO

Emery Oleochemicals appoints Manuela Eggert as Global Sustainability Manager

Startups

Kiilto invests Estonian battery recycling startup

Kiilto invests Estonian battery recycling startup

Hylenr secures pre-series A funding of $ 3 million

Hylenr secures pre-series A funding of $ 3 million

Sasol to supply next-gen catalysts for INERATEC’s e-SAF

Sasol to supply next-gen catalysts for INERATEC’s e-SAF

Chemical

Evonik opens Asia’s first alkoxides plant on Jurong Island

Evonik opens Asia’s first alkoxides plant on Jurong Island

Grasim set to commission ECH and CPVC plants by March 2026

Grasim set to commission ECH and CPVC plants by March 2026

Asahi Kasei to double production capacity for photosensitive polyimide by 2030

Asahi Kasei to double production capacity for photosensitive polyimide by 2030

Petrochemical

BPCL records highest profits amongst all the PSU OMCs in FY 24-25

BPCL records highest profits amongst all the PSU OMCs in FY 24-25

DIC to build new epoxy resins production facility at Chiba plant

DIC to build new epoxy resins production facility at Chiba plant

HPCL standalone Q1 FY26 PAT soars by 1,128% YoY

HPCL standalone Q1 FY26 PAT soars by 1,128% YoY

Energy

BPCL, OIL sign agreement for City Gas Distribution in Arunachal Pradesh

BPCL, OIL sign agreement for City Gas Distribution in Arunachal Pradesh

ONGC commences monetisation of Chinnewala Tibba gas in RKOEA

ONGC commences monetisation of Chinnewala Tibba gas in RKOEA

Eni’s Nguya FLNG ready for phase 2 of Congo LNG project

Eni’s Nguya FLNG ready for phase 2 of Congo LNG project

Digitization

Hexaware, upGrad launch Agentic AI Academy to power Phase 2 of AI workforce transformation

Hexaware, upGrad launch Agentic AI Academy to power Phase 2 of AI workforce transformation

ChemConnect 2025: Session on

ChemConnect 2025: Session on "Digital Transformation in Chemical Supply Chains: Challenges & Opportunities"

Government launches Digital Agriculture Mission to transform Indian farming

Government launches Digital Agriculture Mission to transform Indian farming

Upcoming Events

November 06, 2025 Transforming Formulation R&D: Data, Digitalization, and Beyond

November 19, 2025 Agrochem Summit 2025

Latest Stories

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BPCL, OIL sign agreement for City Gas Distribution in Arunachal Pradesh

Grasim set to commission ECH and CPVC plants by March 2026

dsm-firmenich to invest €70 million to expand India operations

Snehaa Organics IPO opens Aug 29

Ohmium’s Lotus electrolyzer achieves compact horizontal footprint of 29.7 m2/MW

BASF, Yara to discontinue low-carbon ammonia project at US Gulf Coast

Report

Digital Transformation In The Lab Delivering Efficiency & Sustainability

Digital Transformation In The Lab Delivering Efficiency & Sustainability

Role of Agilent Technologies to Serve Indian Chemical Market

Role of Agilent Technologies to Serve Indian Chemical Market

Opinion

Everything you need to know about moving to an automated bagging machine: Yogesh Malani, Managing Director, Chronos Richardson India, (Premier Tech Systems and Automation)

Everything you need to know about moving to an automated bagging machine: Yogesh Malani, Managing Director, Chronos Richardson India, (Premier Tech Systems and Automation)

Powering Progress: Evolving landscape of EVs, semiconductors & battery chemicals

Powering Progress: Evolving landscape of EVs, semiconductors & battery chemicals

Interviews

Expanding Home and Personal Care (HPC) portfolio to drive growth: Vishal Sharma, Executive Director & CEO, Godrej Industries (Chemicals)

Expanding Home and Personal Care (HPC) portfolio to drive growth: Vishal Sharma, Executive Director & CEO, Godrej Industries (Chemicals)

Offering diverse and quality beauty care products: Pooja Dubey, Business Development Specialist - Personal & Health Care, CALDIC

Offering diverse and quality beauty care products: Pooja Dubey, Business Development Specialist - Personal & Health Care, CALDIC

Accelerating growth by expanding product portfolio and digital capabilities in India: Vishal Jawale, Managing Director - India & Regional Director - South Asia, Caldic India

Accelerating growth by expanding product portfolio and digital capabilities in India: Vishal Jawale, Managing Director - India & Regional Director - South Asia, Caldic India

Videos

NextGen Summit 2024: Inviting Investment to achieve US $2 Trillion Chemical Economy by 2047

NextGen Summit 2024: Inviting Investment to achieve US $2 Trillion Chemical Economy by 2047

NextGen Summit 2024: NextGen Leaders' Role in Making India a Global Manufacturing Hub

NextGen Summit 2024: NextGen Leaders' Role in Making India a Global Manufacturing Hub

NextGen Summit 2024: Distribution Strategies for Fuelling Industry Growth

NextGen Summit 2024: Distribution Strategies for Fuelling Industry Growth